38th Annual World of Wheels, Boston, Massachusetts - Revving up for 2012

If you live on the East Coast, nothing gets your adrenalin flowing better than knowing the long cold winter is finally past. It's a time when you can open up the shop doors, fire up your hot rod or custom, and get ready for that first blast down the boulevard. With the 38th Boston World of Wheels rolling into town to officially welcome springtime, it was perfect time to blow the cobwebs off your ride and head out to the Seaport World Trade Center (formerly known as the Commonwealth Pier Exhibition Hall) to not only enjoy the great weather, but to check out close to 200 of the area's hottest rods, customs, and motorcycles you could imagine. Upon entering the hall a dazzling array of horsepower-fueled excitement unfolded before you with countless cars displayed, many waiting to be judged for the Pilgrim Award for the first time being shown in Boston. As you wove your way though the aisles, it was a great time to catch up with old friends, stop for some of the tastiest treats in town, and dig the latest cutting edge products being offered by the GM Performance Division and many other neat vendors. There were plenty of new rides making their debut's including Rich Boriello's traditional '41 Ford pickup, and David and Nancy Tocci's elegant '33 Ford Speedstar coupe and Dave Donoian's seductive '35 Ford cabriolet, to name but a few. The Drag City USA exhibition was packed with fuel-burning race cars while other exhibits included Dean Jefferies' Mantaray, the bubble-topped Roswell Rod, and the BASF '57 Mercedes Gullwing designed and customized by Chip Foose. A major focal point at any World of Wheels event are the appearance of numerous celebrities and this year you had a chance to meet TV's Billy "the Exterminator" Bretherton, Disney's Debby Ryan and Stefanie Scott, and New England Patriot's player Patrick Chung. This is one event you can't afford to miss. You can check it all out at www.autorama.com